The small town of Slater-Marietta, located in South Carolina, is a tight knit community with a rich history of politics. With a population of only around 3,000 people, the town’s political landscape is largely shaped by local initiatives and values. The town has proudly elected both Republican and Democratic candidates in the past, reflecting its diverse population. In recent years, the town has come together to make decisions that reflect their shared values and goals for the future. Projects like public parks and libraries have been initiated with the help of local politicians in order to enrich the lives of those living in Slater-Marietta. Each election cycle brings new opportunities for the citizens to elect leaders who will continue to ensure that their beloved hometown continues to be a vibrant community with strong political representation.
The political climate in Slater-Marietta, SC is moderately conservative.
Greenville County, SC is moderately conservative. In Greenville County, SC 39.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Greenville county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 39.9%.
Greenville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Slater-Marietta, SC is moderately conservative.
Greenville County, South Carolina is moderately conservative.
Greenville-Anderson Metro Area is strongly conservative.
South Carolina is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Slater-Marietta, South Carolina: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Slater-Marietta, SC
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $488 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $4,123 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)